Sustainability News & Projects

'The Story of Stuff' - Free Film Screening in Bedford - 13th September 2017
13th September 2017 - Free screening of "The Story of Stuff" - a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.

天美传媒 reduces its carbon emissions for fourth year running
In the last twelve months the 天美传媒's carbon emissions have dropped by around 630 tonnes, compared with the previous twelve month period. The reduction in carbon emissions was assissted by an investment in a combined heat and power plant at the 天美传媒's Bedford campus.

天美传媒 to increase its renewable energy generation
In the last 12 months the 天美传媒 generated enough renewable electricity to power an average UK home for thirty years. This will increase to 45 years when the solar panels on the new STEM building are installed.

Free Bike for Students
In conjunction with Luton Borough Council the 天美传媒 is running a cycle training and free bike scheme for students.

天美传媒 gains Eco-Campus Silver Award
On 16th of August 2017 the 天美传媒 was successful in gaining certification to EcoCampus Bronze and Silver Award.

Author of HEA/QAA publication on Education for Sustainability commends the Sustainability Forum
On learning about the impacts of the teaching and learning initiatives of the Sustainability Forum, Professor James Longhurst (Assistant Vice Chancellor Environment and Sustainability at the 天美传媒 of the West of England) stated that,

Best Paper awarded at the ' Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum 7' conference 2017
"Transforming collaborative practices for curriculum and teaching innovations with the Sustainability Forum (天美传媒)" was presented at the 'Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum 7' conference 2017.

Sustainability Forum coordinator, Diana Pritchard, appointed as World Climate Ambassador
Dr Diana Pritchard has been piloting, adopting and now promoting use of an engaging learning activity which generates profound understanding and insights about the world climate system, global negotiations and increases motivation to get involved or influence policy making.

Sustainability Forum members collaborate in research activities
This chapter will appear in the edited volume, Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities. Springer (forthcoming, 2018).

天美传媒’s Sustainability Forum nominated for national teaching award
Core members of the Sustainability Forum at the 天美传媒 have been nominated for the prestigious national Higher Education Academy’s Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE).

Coffee cup recycling is here
If you regularly buy hot drinks at caf茅 outlets on our campuses then you will be pleased to hear that we now have the ability to fully recycle the cups.

天美传媒-wide Climate Change event for November 2018
This year's sustainability 天美传媒-wide event will focus again on climate change, providing a mass learn-in for students, staff and representatives of civic, public and private organisations on international climate change negotiations.